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Circus / IPD No. 521 / November, 1973 / 4 Players
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Manufacturer: Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally]
Project Date: March 30, 1973
Date Of Manufacture: November, 1973
Model Number: 978
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 3,550 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Happiness - Circus/Carnival
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (1), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Rollover buttons (6), Standup targets (4). End-of-ball bonus. Double bonus on 3rd and 5th balls.

Maximum displayed point score is 199,990 points per player.

Design by: Jim Patla
Art by: Dick White
Notes: The 2-player version of this game is Bally's 1974 'Big Show'.
Marketing Slogans: "A Circus of Fun for Players"
Photos in: Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, pages 73 and 78
Documentation: 650 KB PDF Playfield Chart from 1976 Parts Catalog [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
  4 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous) [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
Images:
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Image # 487: Circus Playfield
Playfield
402x544
[Russ Jensen]		 Image # 488: Circus Backglass
Backglass
552x435
 		 Image # 3564: Circus Backglass
Backglass
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[David Gersic]		 Image # 3992: Circus Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front
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 		 Image # 3993: Circus Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back
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Image # 17870: Circus Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse
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 		 Image # 23681: Circus Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right
1024x550
[Brian Saunders]		 Image # 23870: Circus Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right
469x985
[Brian Saunders]		 Image # 38909: Circus Cabinet - Front View (The orange and red 1000-point bumper caps are reversed on this game as compared to the flyer. Serial number 1841.)
Cabinet - Front View*
852x1280
 		 Image # 38910: Circus Serial Number (Serial number 1841.)
Serial Number*
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Image # 38911: Circus Inside Cabinet (Serial number 1841.)
Inside Cabinet*
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 		 Image # 39525: Circus Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass
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 		 Image # 39526: Circus Illuminated Playfield (The orange and red 1000-point bumper caps are reversed on this game as compared to the flyer. Serial number 1841.)
Illuminated Playfield*
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 		 Image # 39527: Circus Illuminated Upper Playfield (The orange and red 1000-point bumper caps are reversed on this game as compared to the flyer. Serial number 1841.)
Illuminated Upper Playfield*
855x642
 		 Image # 39528: Circus Illuminated Lower Playfield
Illuminated Lower Playfield
855x642
 
Image # 49162: Circus Illuminated Front View
Illuminated Front View
667x1000
[Troy Davis]		 Image # 49163: Circus Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield
533x800
[Troy Davis]		 Image # 57213: Circus Under Playfield
Under Playfield
906x1200
[Dominique Rambault]		 Image # 79782: Circus Illuminated Pop Bumper
Illuminated Pop Bumper
900x1200
[Ronald Blom]		  
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